Extreme Halloween – Part 1 (“Darkness At Noon” Parts 1 & 2)
This is awesome. You are doing god’s work good sir. Is it possible for you to provide a downloadable link?
It’s a crime that Sony hasn’t released this series on DVD, Blu Ray, Youtube, ITunes. Whatever. A crime. Those of us not in America that don’t have access to Hulu literally can’t watch this show.
Thanks for the kind words, Ray. I’m glad that you like this feature so far. I think you’re be EXTREMELY pleased with the Halloween Treat on the 31st. – Paul
I too have been rewatching the show recently, and much of it does indeed hold up. Some of it, however, is rather laughable. For example, the political correctness is almost offensive by today’s standards: the strong empowered goth woman who’s too weak to carry a full-sized proton pack (most of the time); the token black guy who’s so “white” and nerdy he almost makes Egon look like Malcolm X; and the token disabled person who shows no signs of actually being disabled, apart from sitting in a wheelchair — when he’s not skydiving from skyscrapers, that is!
Also, while I love the darker aesthetic of the show, I never was a fan of the angular character designs, which at times are almost Picasso-like. I realize that was the style of the day (the MIB cartoon looked much the same), but I much prefer the RGB character designs, which ironically were more realistic.
That being said, I still love the show as I did when it first came out. I remember thinking, in the mid-nineties, that the Ghostbusters franchise was basically dead, and nobody seemed to care about Ghostbusters anymore. Without the internet, I was not aware of other ghostheads and felt deeply alienated by the broader popular culture. It was a very sad time. Then they announced EXTREME Ghostbusters, and it was like a gift from God. My friends and I raced home from school to watch it, and it hit the spot like a tall glass of Ecto-Cooler.
It’s unfortunate that it only lasted one season, but they did a terrific job of expanding the Ghostbusters universe which was already quite expansive, thanks to several seasons of RGB and two feature films. I commend the show for its boldness and originality, even if it didn’t always work out. I daresay they earned the title “Extreme!”
Thanks for keeping the flame alive, Paul. Cheers.
+1 for your comment, Sam. Well said.
Yeah, that angular design was the style of all of the Sony-produced animated shows at the time. MIB, like you said, but also Jumanji, Godzilla, and Jackie Chan Adventures. I think there were one or two others, but I don’t remember them. Not my favorite style either, but I’ve seen worse. At least the main characters themselves were decently designed. Gotta give credit to Fil Barlow for that.
– Paul
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